Brent has said repeatedly that he thinks “Lite 4.0” is his best code ever, and I agree. It does less than NNW classic, but for the basic routine of plowing through a lot of feeds to see what’s new, you just can’t beat it. It’s blindingly fast, the presentation is visually tasty, and the number of key­strokes to do anything is always 1.

For obvious reasons, NetNewsWire was a frequent topic of conversation this week at WWDC. One thing is clear: it is beloved.